Closure for containers.



No. 797,816. PATENTED AUG. l5, 1905.

A. V. PAYNE GLOSURE FOR CONTAINERS.

APPLIOATON FILED JAN. 24, 1905.

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Application [ilecl January 24, 1905. Serial No. 242,486.

To (tI/Z, whom, it 'fn/ty concern.:

Be it known that l, A'irrnnn V. PAYNE, a eitizen ot the llnitedv States7 .residing in the eity oi New York, borough ol Brooklyn, in the eounty of Kings and State o'll New York, have invented. eertain new andv useful lmprovernents in Closures tor Containers, ol" whieh the 'following is a speeil'ieation.

My invention relates to improvernents in elosures for sueh containers bottles or jars whieh are used in peekingand delivery of various Avendible eommodities, suoli as milk and other liquids, although the elosure may lbe used to goed advantage on paekages and containers generally.

ln the delivery ot 'lluid milk to the oonsunier .it is customary to provide glass jars or bottles which as a rule are elosed by metallic. eovers, each held securely in. plaee by a elamping devine, usually et sprilgwire. @auch eontainers are not supplied with means by' which they ean be earried by hand. llenee the breakage o'l the bottles or ars is a eensiilerable item ol" expense. Although the drivers ol2 deliverywagons are furnished with erates or earriers tor holding a number of bottles, this metlmd. olf handlingr them does not reduee the pereentage ot breakage, loew eause the oonsurners when. handlingn numbers ol' bottles are likely to drop them.

.ln the present .invention .l seek to provide the individual eontainers with Vmeans .lor earryingl them in. sneh a way as to [.n'aotieally eliminate the element ol breakage when handled either by the drivers ot delivory-wagons, the Consumers, or by others, as in the operations ol" washing and lilling the bottles.

.ivly improvement enables a number ot bottles or jars in. either a .lilled or an empty state to be carried easily by one hand without the use olIv a erate and without liability ol' break- 1 ing the bottles.

.Another important `feature ol' my invern tion eonsists in the arrangement el' parts in. suoli. a way that the carrying deviee will not interfere with the elosure proper either in opening` or closingl the same, nor will. the elosure interfere with the adjustment and use oil the carrier.

ltelerenee is to be had to the aeooinpanying drawings, torn/ringl a part oi the speeilioation, wherein like elniraeters oili relferr-ineo are used to :indicate eorresponding parts in. all the figures.

lFigure l is a persiiieetive view of an ordinary' bottle or jar equipped with a Closure and earrier as contemplated by my invention, said earrier being;n shown in its operative position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation illustratiupr the elosure in an open position and with the earrier in a lowered inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a plan. view with the closure in a elosed position and the carrier in a lowered position. Fig. 4l: is a side elevation illustrating' another form ot eombined closure and. earrier.

ln the drawings, 1li indieates a bottle o1' jar whieh .may be of any suitable construction. The mouth portion a of this jar is designed. to be elosed. by a eover or eap B. As shown, this eap has a hinged or pivotal connection, as at b, with the eross-bar of a yoke C. Said. yoke has .legs e, which. are provided. with. pintles adapted to 'lit loosely in eyes d of a clamping bail or yoke l). Said clampingbail. is shown as being provided with arms d, which are provided. with. pintles adapted to Vl it loosely in eyes e olt a ring or eollar ll. The neek portion ol' the bottle is ot Aless di.- ameter than the mouth portion (L, and. in this oon traeted portion is tightly seeured the .ring or Collar lil, the latter being provided, as is usual, with. eyes e, .loe-ated at diametrieally opposite points for the reception et the pintles on the terminal arms d of the clamping bai l. or yoke l).

.ln the embodiment ol the invention. shown by 'Fig l to 3, inclusive, of the drawings l have .represented a novel eonstruetion. oli' the elanlpinp,1 bail or yoke l), which. is combined with eover-earryine,r yoke C and with the hanille-shaped bail. or earrier F. .ln said figures the arms u. ol.' the bail .D are eaeh provided with two eyes or loops d de, the eyes d being,l loeated at the point where the arms d join with the yoke D, whereas the other eye d is .loeated between the eyes du and the termi nal pivotal. portion ol." the arm. d. rlhe yoke l) is made, preferably, olf spring-wire, and it is pivoted to the oollar or ring E by the trunnions or pintles at the terminal. portions oi' the arms d. The pin tles oit the oever-Garry- .ingl yoke C are iitted. .loosely in. the eyes d oil? the ehnnping-bail l), wher` as the other eyes d? oil said. bail. are designed. for the reeeption olf pintles on the oarrienbail l?. '.lhe last mentioned bail is provided with erank-arms j, 'whieli are at an angle to the .handle of the bail, and these crank-arms have pintles'arranged to fit loosely in the eyes d2 offthe clamping-yoke D. Wlhen the cover is in the open position, (shown b y Fig. 2,) the bails D C and the cover B are on 'one side of the bottle or jar A, whereas the carrier-bail F is on the other side of said jar, whereby the parts are disposed compactly with relation to the jar, so' that the mouth thereof is unobstructed, this arrangement being advantageous in cleaning or 'lilling the jar. lf it is desired to carry one or a number of jars, the bail F may be raised to the position shown by Fig. l, thus making the bail straddle the mouth of the jar and leaving the cover in the open position. lt is evident that one finger of the hand may be thrust through the carrier-bail F of one of the jars, and thus several jars may be readily carried on the different fingers of one hand. After the jar is filled the cover B is closed to the position shown by Figs. l and 3 and the bail D is pressed down tightly against the outside of the jar, the bail remaining in the lowered position (shown by Fig. 2) during this manipulation of the closure. The bail D operates to securely clamp the cover in its closed position ,z but the carrier or the bail F may be raised to the position of Fig. l without disturbing the cover or its clamping devices or interfering in any way with the clamping action of said devices on the cover. When the carrier-bail is released, its natural tendency is to fall by gravity toward the opposite side of the bottle or ar from the bail or yoke B, and thus the carrier-bail is out of the Way of the cover and its clamping devices when the parts are to be opened or closed.

Frein the foregoing description it will be understood that my invention contemplates the provision of a novel form of clampingbail, the same having two eyes on each of its arms cZ, and, furthermore, the invention provides for the use of a carrier-bail F, as well as the cover-bail C, in connection with the before-mentioned novel form of clamping-bail D. The cover-bail C and the carrier-bail F are connected pivotally and individually with one and the same clamping-bail D, such pivotal connection of the two bails C F being at separated points and the carrier-bailFhaving a cranked end which causes it to fall by gravity against the opposite side of the bottle -from the clamping-bail D and from the position assumed by the cover-bail C when the cover is opened.

In the construction shown by Fig. et of the drawings l have simplified the form of the clamping bail or yoke D. This bail is shown as having the arms (Z3, each of which is provided with a single loop or eye d", said eye being somewhat larger than either eye d d2 of the construction shown in Figs. l to 3, inclusive. Said bail D has a pivotal connection with the eye e of the ring or collar, and said bail D 1s made of spring-wire, as is usual.

The bailC, which carries the cover B, and the carrier-bail F are connected pivotally with the clamping-bail D, as byfitting pin-v tles of the respective bails C F in the eyes d of said clamping-bail D as is clearly shown. lt is evident that the cover B and the bail C may be closed and clamped by the bail D. Furthermore, the bail F may be raised to a position where it will straddle the jar to afford a convenient means for carrying the container.

Other practical advantages of my device in the embodiment shown by Figs. l to 3, inclusive, are, first, the handle-bail F when raised to the position of Fig. l operates to pull on the clamping-bail. D by the Weight of the vessel, so that the weight is utilized in forcing the cover B tightly upon the vessel, and, secondly, the handle-bail F is connected to the bail D below the connection of the cover-bail C to said bail D, whereby the bail F is given a tendency to fall or drop automatically upon the vessel on the other side thereof from the bails C D, thus entirely avoiding any interference bythe bail F with the operations of either of the bails C D.

Changes in the form, size, proportion, and minor details in construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right to make such alterations and modifications as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as defined by the annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A device of the class described comprising a clamping-bail, a cover-bail,. and a carrier-bail, said two last-mentioned bails being connected pivotally with the clampingbail.

2. A device of the class described comprising a clamping-bail, a cover-bail, and a carrier-bail; said two last-mentioned bails being pivoted independently to the clampingbail.

3. Adevice of the class described comprising a clamping-bail, a cover-bail, and a carrier-bail; said two last-mentioned bails being pivoted at different points to the clamping-bail.

el. A device of the class described comprising a clamping-bail having eyes, a cover-bail and a carrier-bail fitted independently to said eyes.

5. A device of the class described comprising a clamping-bail having two sets of eyes, a cover-bail pivoted in one set of eyes, and a carrier-bail pivoted in the other set of eyes.

6. A device of the class described comprising a clamping-bail, a cover-bail pivoted thereto, and a cranked bail also pivoted to the clamping-bail.

7. A device of the class described,comprising a ring o1' collar, adapted to be attached to In testimony Wheleoi" I have signed my s, container, a clamping-bail pvoted to said, 11am@ to this specification in the presence of ring o1' collar, C0ver-bz1il connected to the two subscribing Witnesses.

clamping-bail and adapted to lie. 011 the same ARTHUR PAYN E. side 0l" the contamel as sind clamplng-ball, V

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ing-1mi, and the c0ve1-bail. V. E. NIGUOLs. 

